December, 2009
Loan Modifications Find Trouble in Less than a Year
A Big Push for Little Results
Last year, the federal government pushed lenders very hard to rework deals for thousands of mortgage holders. The sudden fall in home prices pushed the entire market to near complete collapse. The feds wanted to do something for the individual homeowner and developed the loan modification program. Under this program, ...
Podcast 36: Being Financially Scure in Today’s Economy, Jane Bryant Quinn
Today’s episode of the Consumerism Commentary Podcast features Jany Bryant Quinn, author of Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the New Economy. The book will be released this Tuesday, December 29, 2009 and here is a review. Tom Dziubek, Flexo, and Jane Bryant Quinn discuss the author’s revisions ...
Weekend Reading: Buying in Bulk, Cool Nerds, and Diamond Rings
Happy holidays! If you’re like me, you are probably thankful that the holiday shopping season is coming to a close. Yes, after Christmas there are some sales that can’t be ignored: if you buy Christmas-related items, now is the time to find them for 50% to 90% off their regular prices. And as stores try ...
30% Off FICO Scores at myFICO.com
Want to check your credit score to start off the new year? Here’s a current coupon for real FICO scores and all other credit products at myFico.com. Use the promotional code SURVEY30 to get 30% off and a FICO score for about $11, the best discount currently available:
The code is good until December 30th, ...
Family Tries To Dig Out From Upside-Down Mortgage
Milo and Lin White are more than $100,000 underwater on their Phoenix home. Milo was laid off last October, and to find work, he had to move to Salt Lake City without his family. The home in Phoenix is so worth so much less than its mortgage that it won't sell, so Milo commutes from ...
